Firescreen support

ABSTRACT

A firescreen support bar has discs rotatably supported at its rear, the discs having offcentre connection points for making connections to the bar, the connection points being adjustable relative to the bar by moving the discs.

United States Patent 1191 Barry Sept. 17, 1974 FIRESCREEN SUPPORT 2,201,787 5/1940 Peckham 248/265 2,973,176 2/1961 Ma1afours.... 248/251 X [76] Inventor- 5" 55 F 3,077,923 2/1963 Hatchcr 160/38 Crescent, wlllowdale Omar"), 3,186,400 6/1965 Lunt et al. 248/265 x Canada 3,349,530 10/1967 Zigler 52/511 x Filed Feb 14 1973 3,449,883 6/1969 Skvbic et a1. 52/710 PP 332,437 Primary Examiner-.1. Franklin Foss Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Ridout & Maybee [52] US. Cl. 248/251, 160/38 [51] Int. Cl E06b 9/00 57 ABSTRACT [58] Flew gig gg? g fi gg, A firescreen support bar has discs rotatably supported 52/35 16/65 at its rear, the discs having offcentre connection points for making connections to the bar, the connec- [5 6] References Cited tion points being adjustable relative to the bar by moving the discs. UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,035,525 8/1912 Bright 52 710 x 6 Claims 4 Drawing Flgul'es FIRESCREEN SUPPORT BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, connections can be made to a firescreen support bar by means of members that are rotatably supported at the rear of the bar. The rotatable members have offcentre connection points for connecting the bar to supporting brackets or for connecting the bar to a firescreen supporting rod, and the rotatable members may also be adjustable longitudinally of said bar.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 1 is a front view of a firescreen support bar and firescreens mounted in an opening of a fireplace;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the firescreen support bar mounted in the opening of the fireplace and viewed from the rear, the firescreens being removed for clarity of illustration.

FIG. 3 is a broken away top view of the firescreen support bar located in the opening of the fireplace; and

FIG. 4 is a sectional side view of the firescreen support bar mounted in the opening of the fireplace.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the drawings in greater detail, in FIG. 1, a firescreen support bar 2 and a pair of firescreens 4 are mounted in an opening 6 of a fireplace 8. The firescreens 4 can be pulled apart, sliding on a rod (not seen in FIG. 1) supported behind the bar 2.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, an angularlintel bar 10 is bonded to the upper inside masonry surface 12 of the opening 6 of the fire place 8 by a layer of mortar l4. Lintel clamps l6, 17 are mounted horizontally near each end 20 of the lintel bar 10. One end 19 of each lin tel clamp 16, 17 is hooked around a front edge 21 of the lintel bar 10. A plate 22 with a set screw 18 is slidable along the length of a base 23 of each lintel clamp 16, 17. When each set screw 18 is tightened against a vertical surface of the lintel bar 10, the plate 22 becomes locked relative to the base 23 of each lintel clamp 16, 17. Lintel brackets 30, 31 are connected below the lintel clamp 16, 17 by screws 32, 33 respectively. When the screws 32, 33 are loosened, the brackets 30, 31 can slide horizontally along the length of the clamps 16, 17 respectively. All of the foregoing is conventional.

By means which will be more fully described, the firescreen support bar 2 is connected to vertical portions 34, 35 of the lintel brackets 30, 31. The firescreen support bar 2 has a rearwardly facing channel 36 in which are rotatable connecting members or discs 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 which can be slid along the length of the channel 36. Connecting screws 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 pass threadably through the discs 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 respectively at offcentre connection points 50. The screws 44, 45, 46, 47,48 can be tightened against the bar 2 to prevent movement of the discs 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 respectively relative to the bar 2, the edges of the discs being pressed against the lips 51, 52 of the channel 36.

The brackets 30, 31 are connected to the offcentre connection points of the discs 38, 39, respectively. When the screws 44, 45 are loosened, the bar 2 can be moved at least to a limited extent, in all directions in a vertical plane, and this allows for variances in the construction of the fireplace 8. For example, if the upper edge 56 of the fireplace 8 is not perfectly horizontal, the bar 2 can still be positioned along the edge 56 by rotating one or both of the discs 38, 39, thereby adjusting the offcentre connection points 50. When the screws 44, 45 are tightened, the bar 2 is fixed relative to the brackets 30, 31 and the fireplace 8.

The firescreens 4 are hung from a rod 62. Each end 58, 59 of the rod 62 is held by one end of rocker 64, 65. The rockers are pivoted on the screws 46, 47 of the discs 40, 41 respectively. The opposite ends of the rockers 64, 65 bear against the bar 2. The rockers 64, 65 are prevented from moving relative to the bar 2 when the screws 46, 47 respectively are tightened. At a location 68, substantially midway between its ends 58, 59, the rod 62 is bent back on itself so that the vertical edges of the firescreens 4 overlap when closed as in FIG. 1. Also, the bent back portion 68 of the rod 62 is supported at the offcentre connection point 50 of the disc 42. Thus, the rod 62 is supported at three offcentre connection points 50 of three discs 40, 41, 42. When the three screws 46, 47, 48 are loosened the rod 62 can be moved in all directions in a vertical plane relative to the bar 2. Therefore, the screens 4 can be adjusted relative to the fireplace 8 and relative'to a hearth 72 to allow for variances in the size of the opening 6 or in the length of the screens 4. When the screws 46, 47, 48 are tightened, the rod 62 is fixed relative to the bar 2. This adjustment of the rod 62 relative to the bar 2 is entirely independent of the adjustment of the bar 2 relative to the brackets 30, 31 discussed above.

Modifications within the scope of the attached claims will readily occur to those skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. A firescreen support comprising an elongated support bar having at the rear an upturned lip and a downturned lip defining a rearwardly facing channel, support means to be connected to the bar, discs that are locatable in the channel and held therein by said lips but rotatable in and slidable along the channel at the rear of the support bar and concealed thereby, the discs having offcentre connection points, and fasteners that can be screwed through the discs at the offcentre connection points to connect said support means to the discs at the rear of the support bar, the fasteners pressing against the rear of the support bar and pressing the discs against said lips thus fixing the discs in the channel.

2. The combination claimed in claim 1, wherein said support means comprise a rod from which a firescreen can be hung, opposite ends of the rod being connectable by one of said fasteners to one of said discs.

3. The combination claimed in claim 1, wherein said support means comprise brackets for fastening the combination to a fireplace, each bracketbeing connectable by one of said fasteners to one of said discs.

4. The combination claimed in claim 1, wherein said support means comprise l. a pair of brackets for fastening the combination to a fireplace, each bracket being connectable by one of said fasteners to one of a pair of said discs, and

2. a rod from which a firescreen can be hung, opposite ends of the rod being connectable by one of said fasteners to one of another pair of said discs.

5. The combination claimed in claim 4, wherein each end of the rod is held by one end of the rocker pivoted on one of the fasteners, the opposite end of the rocker bearing against the rear of the support bar and the rocker being prevented from movement by tightening of the fastener to which the rocker is pivoted.

6. The combination claimed in claim 4, wherein the rod is bent back on itself at a location substantially midway between its ends and the bent back portion of the rod is supported at an offcentre connection point of another of said discs. 

1. A firescreen support comprising an elongated support bar having at the rear an upturned lip and a downturned lip defining a rearwardly facing channel, support means to be connected to the bar, discs that are locatable in the channel and held therein by said lips but rotatable in and slidable along the channel at the rear of the support bar and concealed thereby, the discs having offcentre connection points, and fasteners that can be screwed through the discs at the offcentre connection points to connect said support means to the discs at the rear of the support bar, the fasteners pressing against the rear of the support bar and pressing the discs against said lips thus fixing the discs in the channel.
 2. The combination claimed in claim 1, wherein said support means comprise a rod from which a firescreen can be hung, opposite ends of the rod being connectable by one of said fasteners to one of said discs.
 2. a rod from which a firescreen can be hung, opposite ends of the rod being connectable by one of said fasteners to one of another pair of said discs.
 3. The combination claimed in claim 1, wherein said support means comprise brackets for fastening the combination to a fireplace, each bracket being connectable by one of said fasteners to one of said discs.
 4. The combination claimed in claim 1, wherein said support means comprise
 5. The combination claimed in claim 4, wherein each end of the rod is held by one end of the rocker pivoted on one of the fasteners, the opposite end of the rocker bearing against the rear of the support bar and the rocker being prevented from movement by tightening of the fastener to which the rocker is pivoted.
 6. The combination claimed in claim 4, wherein the rod is bent back on itself at a location substantially midway between its ends and the bent back portion of the rod is supported at an offcentre connection point of another of said discs. 